edzino

Esperanto edit

Etymology edit

Uncertain. Perhaps a back-formation from Yiddish רביצין (rebetsin, “rebbetzin, rabbi's wife”). Zamenhof's explanation that it was from German Kronprinzessin (“Crown Princess”) is thought to have been an attempt to avoid antisemitism.^[1] Reanalysed as edzo (“husband, spouse”) +‎ -ino (feminine suffix).

Pronunciation edit

IPA^(key): /eˈdzino/
Audio:
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Rhymes: -ino
Hyphenation: e‧dzi‧no

Noun edit

edzino (accusative singular edzinon, plural edzinoj, accusative plural edzinojn)

wife (married woman)

Derived terms edit

edzo (“husband”) (a back-formation of edzino)
edzinmurdo (“uxoricide”)

References edit

^ Ebbe Vilborg, Etimologia Vortaro de Esperanto, 1989–2001

[1] Ebbe Vilborg, Etimologia Vortaro de Esperanto, 1989–2001

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